Vijay Kumar Singh

Vijay Kumar Singh (10 May 1951-) was Chief-of-Staff of the Indian Army from 31 March 2010 to 31 May 2012, succeeding Deepak Kapoor and preceding Bikram Singh.

Biography
Vijay Kumar Singh was born on 10 May 1951 in Bhiwani, Haryana, India to a family of Hindu Rajputs. Singh enlisted in the Indian Army in 1970 and served in the Bangladesh Liberation War as a Lieutenant, and in the following years he was experienced in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir. On 31 March 2010, he became Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, but his reports on the weakness of the Indian Army caused a political row. In 2012, after his correspondence with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was leaked, he was forced to resign as Chief-of-Staff. Bikram Singh succeeded him.